Yo!! guys ...wow I mst say you guys have come up with some good assuptions but I mst say they are all baseless and it makes no sense at all ..hehe ..anyways don't know if you've heard of this one ..but an aussie couple have actually done a research on it ..how don't u grab a copy and read it ...its called "Love and Death in Kathmandu"-Amy Willesee & Mark Whittaker ..Now as its written by non-nepali so theres lil chances of biasness I suppose ...cheers!!!Well..they've done a good job n looks like they've gathered a lot of information to come to a conclusion..neways its all upto to u to believe it or not! ---cheers